An woman died after collapsing in her car outside a restaurant in Odiham where she had just enjoyed Sunday lunch, an inquest has heard.

Diane Webb, 67, was pronounced dead outside the restaurant, despite the intervention of her husband, members of the public and the paramedics who tried to revive her.

Basingstoke Coroner's Court heard a "toxicity" of painkiller amitriptyline contributed to her death, as well as hypoglycemia due to diabetes and ischemic heart disease, causing a narrowing of the arteries.

Mrs Webb's husband, Jeffrey, said his wife had been prescribed amitriptyline to deal with her chronic kidney pain, as well as helping to fight her insomnia.

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He said there was no way she could have exceeded her dose, as he was responsible for arranging her medication.

North East Hampshire Coroner Andrew Bradley said: "It is a toxicity rather than the massive overdose you would expect if it were an intentional drug overdose. It's a toxicity within the range associated with fatalities."

On the day of Mrs Webb's death, she and her 66-year-old husband had driven from their home in Chichester to the Grade-II listed Bel and the Dragon in Odiham.

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He said his wife had gone to bed early on July 8, complaining she was "feeling unwell" and still felt "under the weather" in the morning, but was well enough to go out in the afternoon for a late Sunday lunch.

Mr Webb said: "By the time we got there, she was fine and we had one of the nicest meals in a long time.

"She was very lively and we had been discussing holidays. She had a full appetite and even had a pudding, which she did not normally, being diabetic.

"She was really in a very good mood but, within seconds of leaving, she said she was feeling weak."